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Clinton Guitars
4.7 ★★★★★ 46 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Clinton, New Jersey
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (908) 894-5332
- Website clintonguitars.com
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Roger provided an outstanding set-up of a Epiphone acoustic whee the next was so twisted that it was more like a repair.”
“Roger did a set up on my Tele 4 months ago -- strings were breaking, guitar going out of tune.”
“There is a very eclectic variety guitars and basses some of which are rare finds.”
“It's nice to find a local luthier who you deal with consistently instead of the revolving door of personnel at big box stores.”
Brands they deal
“Roger provided an outstanding set-up of a Epiphone acoustic whee the next was so twisted that it was more like a repair.”
What players say again and again
“It's nice to find a local luthier who you deal with consistently instead of the revolving door of personnel at big box stores.”
“Gave me a great deal on trade and I am more than happy if you are ever in Clinton stop by the shop it’s a nice little place”
“This small guitar shop has charm, cool guitars, reasonable prices and a knowledgeable, friendly proprietor.”
“This small guitar shop has charm, cool guitars, reasonable prices and a knowledgeable, friendly proprietor.”
From the reviews
Go here. What else is there to say? Roger did a set up on my Tele 4 months ago -- strings were breaking, guitar going out of tune. I chop really hard and there have been no broken strings and the guitar stays in tune longer.
Roger is very knowledgeable, personable, and a terrific Luthier. He also has some great guitars in his shop.
I brought in my Squire Tele back in July for a setup. Roger did a fantastic job! He got my new Squire dialed in really well. If you need a setup or any work done on your guitar, go to Clinton Guitar! You will be very pleased with the results. Roger, I've been very ill but I wanted to post this review.
nice guitar shop Roger does excellent work has good prices easy to deal with friendly very knowledgeable he did a set up on my gibson les Paul Did a wonderful job just recently bought a tellyfrom him.
Selling or trading gear at Clinton Guitars
Clinton Guitars comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
Lessons at Clinton Guitars
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Clinton Guitars. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments on hand for exactly this reason.
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